Rental and operating of own or leased real estate
What this code covers
Use this code when the main activity is renting out or operating real estate owned or leased by the business.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- rental and operating of self-owned or leased real estate:
- apartment buildings and dwellings
- non-residential buildings, including office buildings, industrial buildings, warehouses, hotels and other leisure buildings, exhibition halls, self-storage facilities, retail stores/shops, and shopping centres
- data centres
- operation of hotels, suite hotels, holiday homes, rooming houses, camping grounds, trailer parks and other non-residential or short-stay accommodation places (including student accommodation) provided for less than one year, see division 55
- development of building projects for residential and non-residential buildings, for later sale, see 68.12
- rental of machinery, see 77.3
- residential care activities for older persons or persons with physical disabilities, including supervision and assistance in daily living, see 87.30
- Compare with 68.31, 55, 68.12 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - rental and operating of self-owned or leased real estate:
- - apartment buildings and dwellings
- - non-residential buildings, including office buildings, industrial buildings, warehouses, hotels and other leisure buildings, exhibition halls, self-storage facilities, retail stores/shops, and shopping centres
- - data centres
- - land, including agricultural and forestry land
- - provision of homes and furnished or unfurnished flats or apartments for more permanent use, on an annual basis or longer
- - operation of residential mobile home sites for primary residences
- - development of building projects for own operation, i.e. for rental of space in these buildings
- - letting of roofs (e.g. for solar power installations)
- - rental of industrial plants and factories, including machinery and equipment
- - provision of space exclusively for animal boarding
- - operation of hotels, suite hotels, holiday homes, rooming houses, camping grounds, trailer parks and other non-residential or short-stay accommodation places (including student accommodation) provided for less than one year, see division 55
- - development of building projects for residential and non-residential buildings, for later sale, see 68.12
- - rental of machinery, see 77.3
- - residential care activities for older persons or persons with physical disabilities, including supervision and assistance in daily living, see 87.30
- - Company renting its own apartments
- - Commercial landlord
- - Operator of leased office buildings
- - Real estate broker
- - Property sales agent
- - Construction developer
What is NACE 68.20 used for?
Use NACE 68.20 for rental and operating of own or leased real estate when the main activity matches this scope: Use this code when the main activity is renting out or operating real estate owned or leased by the business.
What are typical examples for 68.20?
Typical examples include Company renting its own apartments, Commercial landlord, and Operator of leased office buildings.
When might 68.20 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to operation of hotels, suite hotels, holiday homes, rooming houses, camping grounds, trailer parks and other non-residential or short-stay accommodation places (including student accommodation) provided for less than one year, see division 55 and development of building projects for residential and non-residential buildings, for later sale, see 68.12.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 68.20?
Compare 68.20 with 68.31 Intermediation service activities for real estate activities, 55 Accommodation, and 68.12 Development of building projects when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this code when the main activity is brokering, selling, renting, or managing real estate transactions for clients on a fee or contract basis.
Use this division for accommodation when the main activity includes Also included is the provision of short-term accommodation (for example, for students, workers).. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for development of building projects when the main activity includes Development of building projects for self-owned residential and non-residential buildings or civil engineering works by bringing together financial, technical and physical means to realise the building projects for later sale and Subdividing and improving of self-owned land for later sale. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of rental and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods, including Rental and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment, Rental and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment, and Rental and leasing of office machinery, equipment and computers. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this class for residential care activities for older persons or persons with physical disabilities when the main activity includes Assisted living facilities and Continuing care retirement communities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of rental and operating of own or leased real estate, including Rental and operating of own or leased real estate. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Rev. 2 code 68.20 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 55.90 Other accommodation, 68.20 Rental and operating of own or leased real estate.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.